Costume designers

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This collection holds documents and photographic materials including correspondence between Robert Riley, Janet Gaynor, and others concerning research for the FIT exhibition, _Adrian Retrospective_, 1971.

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In this interview, Robert L. Green interviews costume and fashion designer Bob Mackie about his life and career. They discuss his methods and his experiences with specific projects and the costume industry. They discuss their experiences with Edith Head, as well as Mackie's work with a wide variety of celebrities.

Scope and Contents From the sub-sub-sub-series: The Soul Club Oral History Project is an initiative of the FIT Library, inspired by the Soul Club fashion shows’ exuberance, positivity, dynamism, and joy. For this oral history project, FIT alumni and faculty members are interviewed about their participation and experience in the Soul Club. The goal of this project is to explore FIT’s rich and diverse history and uplift, amplify, and publicly share the stories of Black fashion students and faculty members as told by the community members...

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In this interview, Robert L. Green interviews award-winning costume designer Patricia Zipprodt in her studio. They discusses the process of designing costumes for the theater and her use of apprentices to help with costume research.

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Includes the papers and presentation delivered at the 2009 Symposium "costume3fashion Designers, Stars, and Muses of the New York Stage." The names of the presenters and the title of their presentations contained in this folder are: Aisling Joe, "Aline Bernstein: Grande Dame of Costume Design and Fashion History;" Alison Castaneda, "Theatrical Truth: The Role of Costume in Staging History." Presenter bios included.